With the 5th overall pick the Cardinals get the best overall player in the draft.
It's crazy to see just how fast Arizona has fell since the departure of Kurt Warner. They seemingly overnight went from Super Bowl contender, to cellar dweller. From king to jester. From head chef to dishwasher. From... I could go all day but I think you get the point. And that point is that without a QB that once menacing offense is nothing. And without that offense the Cardinals are nothing. Peterson would be a huge step in changing that. Plus, where else would a wandering QB like Donny Mac, Carson "I will never put on a Bengal uniform again" Palmer, or Kevin Kolb, want to find themselves then surrounded by guys like Larry Fitzgerald, Beanie Wells, and Stevie Breaston?
The Cards need to take Peterson here while they have the chance, and try to lure in a big name QB or take a chance at one of the many sleeper QBs in rounds 2 or 3.
6. Cleveland Browns: Nick Fairley. DT. Auburn
I've been really struggling with this pick because the Browns, like always, are God awful and need help at nearly every position. Fairley has been projected anywhere from first overall to about 12 or so in some mocks around the web, and no one can deny his raw talent. When a guy that mammoth can move around the way he can you always have something special. The Browns move to a 4-3 leaves them desperate for some D-linemen and Fairley would be a great way to start bulking up the front of that D.
7. San Francisco 49ers: Blaine Gabbert. QB. Missouri
Ah, the Jim Harbaugh era begins. Things last year in The Bay where not to pretty. And the quarterback carousel between the washed up Alex Smith and the once (and soon to be again) forgotten Troy Smith was not too fun to watch for Niner fans either. I've been reading quite a bit about how San Fransico doesn't want to go with a QB early, but I still just don't get why they wouldn't want to. They aren't going to reel in a big name in the offseason (whenever there is an offseason) and Gabbert has practically fallen into their laps at this point. If either Newton or Gabbert slips to pick 7 I think that if the Niners ever want to become relevant again they HAVE TO take a chance on a future franchise signal caller!
8. Tennessee Titans: Julio Jones. WR. Alabama
This pick may seem a little off the wall, but to me Jones is the best player in the draft at this point, and Julio could be exactly what the Titans were hoping/dreaming that they where going to get out of Randy Moss last season. But instead of the one or two years of productivity they were trying to squeeze out of Moss, they could get Jones for the next 10 seasons. With Kenny Britt and Nate Washington already at the wide out, this pick could give Tennessee an absolutely nasty receiving core. Add in Chris Johnson at running back and the Titans are one, very large, piece away from a devastating offense. That piece is of course QB, which is why I think in later rounds they need to take a guy like Andy Dalton or Christian Ponder and see where things go from there.
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